WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1922, Page 7

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Dr. C. H. Laws, the president of the Methodist conference for the centenary year of the church in New Zealand, came to Waitara on Friday last week and was motored to Pukearuhe by the Rev. Avery for the special purpose of seeing the Whiteley Memorial, erected on the site of the massacres of this early missionary. In the evening a welcome was given to him in the local church. There were also present ministers of other denominations, who spoke in appreciation of Dr. Laws* visit. A feature of the evening, apart from Dr. Laws' address, was anthems lendered by the choir. On Sunday Dr. Laws preached in the local church to a large congregation. The Waitara Municipal Band rendered a good programme of music in the main street on Saturday evening last. Conductor Sampson is educating e. lot of young aspirants and they gave a good account of themselves the first time out in public. The Waitara school football fifteen have proved themselve.s a formidable team under the coaching of Mr. Den. George. The boys play Central on the eamp reserve on Saturday and should they prove victors at this match, it practically meant that they secure the northern end supremacy. Mr. George has received a letter from the headmaster of the Warea school asking for a match. Warea so far have won all their games and a meet between the two would be interesting. The Motunui people have decided to go on with the erection of a hall as a memorial to their war heroes. The site will be next to the school and in the building will be a tablet recording the honored names. Subscriptions have come in freely.